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I had my rolling chassis done by late 2015,And before I was on this forum I had rebuild my engine,transmission and transfer case.

Last night I had 4 members of my family to gave me a hand to finally put the tub back on the chassis after 4 years working on it off and on.

Today I was like a kid , I started doing some wiring,fasten the tub to chassis, I was amazed how the bolts aligned with the tub and chassis.I had the engine running about 6 months ago,had it at temp,set timing and adjusted carb ,oil pressure at idle is 40psi.Looking good to having it on the road this summer.


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Wow, What a fantastic job!  
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Giles - I've followed this thread for months, getting more and more excited as it progressed. I said nothing when you chose to vacation in Florida or to go to your cabin instead of working on the jeep (and thus deprived me of my fix) LOL

Now it's getting really close, I have one question though: what time do we need to be there for the test drive?
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Wow... you want to pick your jaw off the floor, catch this thread at the beginning and then check back in now, lol.  I'm generally not a fan of clones, but the quality of work and the dedication is top notch!  THAT is one lucky little jeep to have you be the one to find it-
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Finally I downloaded the video of my engine running.

https://youtu.be/IjBCqjDYDWE
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looks amazing and sounds great!
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OUTSTANDING!

Have you given thought to bumper numbers?
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Originally posted by LesBerg LesBerg wrote:

OUTSTANDING!

Have you given thought to bumper numbers?

Thanks for the comments guys.
I 'm still not decided on what numbers to use .

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When you're done (mostly...) get pics so you can have "Before" and "After" handy wherever you go.  People will be amazed!
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Still painting some pieces,roof bow,transmission tunnel cover and small pieces. I used over 2 gallons of paint on this project.

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I rebuilt my brake and clutch pedals with the wire feed.

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Hey, that's cheatin! ;)
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They're Ford pedals.  That ain't right.  Wacko
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hey Giles being a Canadian I think your star is on upside down
lets go for a rip eh bud

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All I got to say ingenuity, vision, workmanship, problem solving, and WOW that looks great. Nice work
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Originally posted by shadow shadow wrote:

hey Giles being a Canadian I think your star is on upside down
Good eye Andy,my son Patrick told me about that but I forgot when I painted it on... Might be next winters project to change it but I think both ways are accepted... Found this in the Canadian army markings: "By June 1944, all Allied vehicles going into Northwest Europe were to have the five pointed American star painted on them instead. These stars sometimes had a circle, either broken or unbroken, painted around them as well. Canadian units often painted the star on crooked in order to differentiate themselves from American units."
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Originally posted by Ol' Unreliable Ol' Unreliable wrote:

They're Ford pedals.  That ain't right.  Wacko

Thanks Mike I did not know they were gpw pedals,they came from parts I bought from my neighbor.The pedals are cast and there's a number on the back of the pedals #639257 on both and the shaft have two slots.

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Originally posted by a4cj2a77 a4cj2a77 wrote:


All I got to say ingenuity, vision, workmanship, problem solving, and WOW that looks great. Nice work
Phil 

Thanks for the comments Phil.
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